Chelsea and Aston Villa are battling to stay in the top four of the table. Both these teams want to qualify for the Champions League. And Chelsea and Aston Villa are moving towards this goal. Last season we saw a very poor performance from Chelsea. However, the team won consistently in the last few matches of the season. So Chelsea was able to occupy the sixth place in the table until the end. And Chelsea's aim this season is to qualify for the Champions League.
All three teams are sure to fight for the title. Even in the last few seasons we have seen all three teams doing well in the Premier League. Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal all have strong squads. So this season the fight for the Premier League title will be more crowded.
Chelsea and Aston Villa has similar points on the table and I can't even differentiate their performance but I think Aston Villa are sneaky team that make way even when things are difficult for them. They just humiliated Bayern Munich in the Champions League and draw almighty Manchester United in their last game and as for Chelsea, they are busy making more goals than what they have concede, only their next matches is going to determine who is going to last at the top.
By features arrangements, Aston Villa might have a way to stay above Chelsea because I'm not sure how Chelsea are going to win Liverpool that is fighting to stay ontop of the table, any small mistake from this play will not only drag them from there, they have to come down to stay with Aston Villa hopefully Villa don't win their next matches again but sometimes, things don't go as expected, minor teams don't finish from surprises.
It looks like Chelsea and Aston Villa will compete to be able to finish in the top four because at least, until this moment Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal are still predicted to be able to stay in the top three until the end of the season. Although indeed, sometimes one of them also still has a chance to fail to be consistent in the top three and thus, it will be a good target for Chelsea and Aston Villa to also be consistent in that position. Because if Chelsea and Aston Villa manage to be consistent in the fourth and fifth positions, then their points will also not be too wide with the three teams above them and thus, they also have a chance to be in a better position.
About the upcoming match between Liverpool v Chelsea, basically this remains a big match and there is also no guarantee for Liverpool to win despite playing at home. But, if for example Liverpool still win and Chelsea lose, but of course there are still many opportunities in the next matches throughout this season that still provide a chance for Chelsea to stay in the top five. Interesting of course, because Enzo Maresca managed to improve the performance and quality of Chelsea, unlike last season when Chelsea was still with Pochettino who was only struggling in the middle of the standings.